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Child Care Subsidies as Social Policy
Blau, David M. - In: CESifo DICE Report 1 (2003) 4, pp. 03-07
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008594380
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Supports for Working Families: Work and Care Policies across Welfare States
Gornick, Janet C.; Meyers, Marcia K. - In: CESifo DICE Report 1 (2003) 4, pp. 13-18
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037387
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Die soziale Komponente in der Wirtschaftsordnung der Russischen Foederation
Antropov, Vladislav; Bossert, Albrecht - Institut für Volkswirschaftlehre, Fakultät für … - 2005
Starting from some specific characteristics of the Russian economy and society and a description of essential elements of Russia’s transition to a market economy which is gaining momentum since 1990 the article describes the basic elements of the economic order of the Russian Federation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005022071
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Democracy, capitalism and racism: Latino labour and US capitalism
Sy, Aida; Tinker, Tony - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 3 (2011) 1, pp. 1-4
Since the US voters elected Barack Obama in 2008 – the first African American President of the United States of America – we witness continual attacks on this first black president. The attacks by the Tea Party have been widely broadcast by those parts of the US media most sympathetic to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352766
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Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Selected OECD Countries
Kamerman, Sheila B. - In: CESifo DICE Report 1 (2003) 4, pp. 19-24
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037396
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A Social Union for the EU? Pro: An EU-Level Social Policy
Bertola, Giuseppe - In: CESifo Forum 4 (2003) 4, pp. 35-35
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009150658
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A Social Union for the EU? Contra: Europe Does Not Need a Social Union
Sinn, Hans-Werner - In: CESifo Forum 4 (2003) 4, pp. 36-36
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024850
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Poverty in Europe and the USA: Exchanging official measurement methods
Notten, Geranda; Neubourg, Chris de - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
USA use an objective method to estimate official poverty (Orshansky indicator). Although related, each approach portrays … different dimensions of poverty. In this study we compare the official poverty methodologies of the USA and EU by applying them … Study on Income Dynamics (PSID) for the USA, we compare poverty trends in the USA and EU in relative and absolute terms on a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790223
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The Politics of Social Policy Reform in the United States: The Clinton and the W. Bush Presidencies Reconsidered
Béland, Daniel; Waddan, Alex - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2008
The purpose of this paper is to examine what key reform attempts during the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush presidencies reveal about the wider possibilities for social policy change in the United States. Most particularly, why were Presidents Clinton and Bush able to achieve their goals in some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763259
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The policy relevance of absolute and relative poverty headcounts: What's in a number?
Notten, Geranda; de Neubourg, Chris - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Financial poverty indicators still play an important role in policymaking and evaluation. Countries such as the USA and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619764